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Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > Mind, body, spirit: thought & practice > Meditation
Discover your powerful inner magic, take control of your purpose
and embrace opportunities for healing and growth with this
beautifully crafted, plastic-free tarot deck. Inspired by Ari
Wisner's personal journey and the beauty of transience, this
powerful tarot invites you to embrace the spirit of growth and
celebrate our limitless collective connection. The imagery and
symbolism of the cards hold universal appeal; this tarot is
genderless, and reimagined so that each and every one of us can
find ourselves within. By tuning in to the magic of the cards,
you'll discover your own wisdom and opportunities for healing,
reflection and authenticity. The accompanying guidebook features
card interpretations from Ari and 29 bespoke poems by Fausta Joly.
There are also three additional cards, Past, Present and Future,
which allow for unique spreads and insightful readings.
Teach Like a Human: Essays for Parents and Teachers is a collection
of essays focused on educating children to care about themselves,
their communities, and the world we are privileged to share.
Written for parents and teachers, the book highlights the
importance of listening, caring, communicating, discerning, and
managing relationships effectively. The author draws on principles
from organizational theory, curriculum study, and arts education,
to encourage mindful reflection about educational practices and
policies in pursuit of education for life. Standards based teaching
strategies with its culture of testing will never solve the problem
of teaching all children according to their needs. Physical,
social, and emotional health are each important aspects of human
development and children need strong relationships, positive role
models, good friends, and high expectations from people who care
about them. It truly all matters. Peppered with humor, metaphor and
narrative, this book illuminates how educators, both parents and
teachers, can galvanize experiences to deepen character, insight,
empathy and joy in the people and things around us. To teach like a
human means to teach with consciousness of what it means to be
human, by focusing on qualitative aspects of life with sensitivity
and strategy.
Filled with beautiful color photographs, "Divine Mushrooms and
Fungi" is a must-have for anyone who wants to step into the magic
mushroom field of ethnomycology. With detailed information on how
to distinguish magic mushrooms from potentially dangerous
lookalikes, this guide also features a detailed history of the
ritual use of magic mushrooms among pre-Columbian inhabitants of
the New World and the evolution of the use of psychedelic fungi
from sacred rituals to today's recreational use. Common epithets
used for naming mushrooms around the world are accompanied by
photographs and descriptions of both magic mushrooms and their
poisonous lookalikes. An ideal companion for mushroom-gathering
forays, "Divine Mushrooms and Fungi" provides readers with the
sacred knowledge that can lead to a visionary experience.
Protect, maintain and boost your positive energy around the clock.
Power Up brings together multiple popular self-care and wellbeing
practices in one place: how to cleanse and protect your aura; the
power of daily affirmations ad mantras; how breathing techniques
can help you feel engaged and energized; and the ability to change
the narrative by using visualisation and manifestation. With
bitesized exercises that are easy to incorporate into busy
schedules, tips on little boosts to help pick you up throughout the
day, and a handy Daily Energy Clock, Power Up will help create
positive habits which are easy to stick to for a lasting impact on
your daily energy levels.
'The Queen of Pilates' - The Times 'Lynne is the undisputed First
Lady of Pilates' - The Observer 40 quick-fix Pilates workouts to
fit into your daily schedule Suitable for all fitness levels, these
10-minute mini workouts are each designed for a different part of
your day - morning, noon and evening. Starting with The New
Fundamentals, Lynne Robinson's programme features more than 100
illustrated step-by-step exercises, many of which are brand new to
Pilates. As well as increasing your strength and flexibility, there
are dedicated exercises to boost your immune system and improve the
efficiency of your breathing. You'll also discover how Pilates can
benefit both your mental and physical health, helping you to reset
your lifestyle, cope with stress and restore balance in your body.
Whether you want to lose weight, improve your fitness or tone up,
this essential guide will help you integrate Pilates into your
daily life and achieve your goals.
'A treasure-trove of inspiration . . . [Beyond the Footpath] shows
us how to make the most of the calm beauty of the natural world
that surrounds us, as well as offering practical guidance on where
to find - and how to travel to - those special places' Raynor Winn,
bestselling author of The Salt Path 'Inspirational yet practical.
With mindful exercises and tracks to take. Discover the benefits of
being a modern pilgrim' Country Living 'A brilliant solution to
restoring balance and rediscovering meaning' The Simple Things AN
INSPIRING GUIDE TO WALKING MINDFULLY TO PLACES OF MEANING A
pilgrimage - long, short, secular or religious - gives you the
opportunity to step out of your day-to-day routine and follow a
path that promises meaning, a little magic and the space to
breathe. Beyond the Footpath will take you on a journey to places
of spiritual or personal significance - and show you how to travel
in a way that enhances your connection to the world and to
yourself. Whether you choose a long-distance trail, an ascent of an
awe-inspiring mountain, a walk in an ancient forest, a journey to a
temple, stone circle or sacred garden, or simply a lunchtime stroll
to somewhere special, Beyond the Footpath has suggestions and tips
to inspire you to open the door and walk into a world of wonder.
Do you want more optimism, confidence, resilience and motivation?
Then this book is for you! We currently live in a time of
unprecedented challenges, uncertainty, overwhelming stress, loss of
hope at times and a need for mental strength and adaptability to a
new way of life. Traditional 'positive thinking', trying to
constantly tell yourself that everything is OK, no matter the
circumstances, just isn't enough to make any lasting difference.
After 30 years working as a therapist, Paul McKenna has developed a
unique approach - one that can guide you towards an all-round
feeling of positivity - putting you into optimal states of mind,
building up your resilience and enabling good decisions and actions
that lead to successful results in life. There is now irrefutable
scientific evidence that shows that particular ways of thinking and
acting produce tangible positive results in people's ability to
deal with challenges and their overall quality of life. The
research also shows that this mindset can be learned quickly just
like any habit. And that is why this book is a practical
psychological system in how to survive and thrive - how to discover
your own natural most powerful resources for self-care, self-belief
and for taking control of your life.
Music CD in a Digipack which includes a 16-page booklet which
provides information about the musicians, their philosophy and
their instruments! Music for me can take on many forms. I play for
many reasons, mainly because I love music. I love the high, the
beautiful place it takes me, the feeling during and after I play.
This to me is meditation. Being in the moment and at one with my
own being. No thoughts just allowing the music to come through me.
There are some techniques I use and have discovered on this musical
journey, some of which I will discuss in the next section. Running
time 61 minutes, 55 seconds.
The life-changing international bestseller reveals a set of simple
yet powerful mindfulness practices that you can incorporate into
daily life to help break the cycle of anxiety, stress, unhappiness,
and exhaustion. Mindfulness promotes the kind of happiness and
peace that gets into your bones. It seeps into everything you do
and helps you meet the worst that life throws at you with new
courage. Based on Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), the
book revolves around a straightforward form of mindfulness
meditation which takes just a few minutes a day for the full
benefits to be revealed. MBCT has been clinically proven to be at
least as effective as drugs for depression and is widely
recommended by US physicians and the UK's National Institute for
Health and Clinical Excellence-in other words, it works. More
importantly it also works for people who are not depressed but who
are struggling to keep up with the constant demands of the modern
world. MBCT was developed by the book's author, Oxford professor
Mark Williams, and his colleagues at the Universities of Cambridge
and Toronto. By investing just 10 to 20 minutes each day, you can
learn the simple mindfulness meditations at the heart of MBCT and
fully reap their benefits. The book includes links to audio
meditations to help guide you through the process. You'll be
surprised by how quickly these techniques will have you enjoying
life again.
The Comfort Book is a collection of consolations learned in hard times
and suggestions for making the bad days better. Drawing on maxims,
memoir and the inspirational lives of others, these meditations offer
new ways of seeing ourselves and the world.
This is the book to pick up when you need the wisdom of a friend, the
comfort of a hug or a reminder that hope comes from unexpected places.
The Original Body addresses the physiological experience of yoga.
The soft tissue, skeletal, fluid and spatial sensations experienced
in practice are considered in sequence and collectively as the
reader becomes drawn into a depth of feeling and understanding that
lies beyond practice. Yoga teachers are shown how to use a deeper
'feeling' to unveil an innate powerful physical wisdom. This
includes bringing together anatomical visualisation and
imagination, the development of awareness as a movement, and the
management of sensation. This book focuses on honing and harnessing
the practitioner's essential experience in order reveal a more
profound style of teaching from within. Teachers are invited to
consider the impediments to a deeper practice and will be taken
through the common factors inhibiting sensory pathways. These
include conditioning, habit, trauma, anxiety, non-essential thought
and the effect of technique and methodology in teaching. Teachers
will learn about the principles of mechanical freedom in postures
and movement and they will find out about the parallels and
differences between yoga practice and the osteopathic approach to
bio mechanics.The Original Body invites the reader to put aside
Sanskrit terminology and well - trodden paths and dig deeply into
themselves and discover the unconditioned body at its deepest
level. This book supports its reader through the understanding that
group work thrives on their inspiration. This book inspires and
provides an essential addition to the library of all teachers of
yoga, movement and bodywork.
This award-winning book was streamlined to accommodate a child's
perspective. The child is given highly imaginative techniques that
allow him or her to experiment with a friendly companion called the
Light. In an easy-to-follow recitative style with a pictorial
format, the book helps all kids to unearth a veritable wealth of
kindly benefits, and to uncover the spontaneous joys that naturally
accompany such an imaginative approach to creative contemplation. A
CD is included; appropriate for children five to twelve years of
age.
Following up on the successful Everything Is Wild and Free puzzle
and stationery set comes a new group of paper products from Flow
and the artist Valesca van Waveren. Taking as its inspiration a
quote from Francis Hodgson Burnett, and translating it into
stunning images that capture the magic we find in nature,
particularly on a starlit night, Everything Is Made Out of Magic is
a suite of pure delight. The Everything Is Made Out of Magic
Sticker Book will have sticker lovers rejoicing, as they get to
play with even more images from the artist's compelling color
palette. Includes 28 sheets and 1,000+ stickers to decorate a
journal, notebook, envelopes, random notes, and wherever else
stickers are used.
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